Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Garden Route (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 265
1391
1736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 265
1391
1736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 259
1378
1721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 191
1197
1542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
244
302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
243
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
241
297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
15
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Garden Route
3 Families width 19 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Garden Route
15 Genera with 19 Species | Alenia Evans, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthela Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1864 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycomorpha C. Felder & ..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycopsis C. Felder & ..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eucraera Tams, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1871 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1928 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1877 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Garden Route
19 Species and 6 Subspecies | Alenia sandaster Trimen, 1868 | Karoo Dancer | | Anthela astata Turner, 1926 | | | Astictopterus inornatus Trimen, 1864 | Modest Slyph | | Bombycomorpha nupta (Felder, 1874) | ⇒ Bombycomorpha bifascia Walker, 1855 | | Bombycopsis knysna Joannou & Kr..., 2009 | | | Dejeania bombylans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Dejeania hecate Karsch, 1886 | | | Eucraera gemmata asaphes Tams, 1936 | | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Polites origenes origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Crossline Skipper | | Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | Grey Elfin | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889 | Dwarf Sandman | | Spialia sataspes Trimen, 1864 | Boland Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Garden Route
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